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Help. Why does my camera say busy after I take a pic? Also Red assist light issue

platinummack
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Hi I have a canon eos m10 and I was wondering if anyone knows how to turn off the red flash light that comes on when I click the button to take a picture. Actually it does this in creative assist mode when I put it in hybrid mode the light goes away. Could that be the reason? Also there's no menu option to remove this list as I've seen other cameras have. Also when I take a pic, it says busy after each other shot? How do you remove that message?

 

Thanks

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So basically I am a vlogger, record mainly videos and then upload them to my post production software for cuts and then shar ethem to my social channels. I then delete them from the card asap

But are you saying that after that I should reformat the card again?

IF so, can I do this within the canon eos m10 or should I do it usingmy desktop?

Thanks again

Do it every once in a while. I format every time I download all my images, just out of habit. Format in the camera.

Yes I downloaded my vids, pics

and reformated the Fat 32 SanDisk again.

Thanks

As your storage card fills up, the computer can't store the file as one block (that's called contiguous storage), it has to find empty space that is distributed randomly inside it to store the files in parts, and that slows down the write speed considerably.  This is like going to the threatre with a group and it's pretty full.  You can't all sit together, so you have to spend time finding empty seats! Smiley Happy

 

The process as regards using your card with your computer goes as follows:

 

Copy all the material: videos and stills from the SD card to your computer.

If you use WIndows 10, Use the eject feature* to remove the card, don't just pull it out,  you can permanenlty kill the card doing that.

Put the card back into your camera

Format the card IN THE CAMERA - don't just delete the files, that's another way for corrupting the card.

 

* Windows 10 Eject Feature

SD cards should only be used to copy material to the computer's hard disc, do NOT attempt to process material directly from the card (it's slow and can cause errors when you go to remove the card0.  Once you have copied the material, Eject the card.

 

In Windows 10 there are two ways to eject a card.

From file manager, make sure your default location is not the card.  Also make sure no other programs are using the card.

In the left-hand window (where the file structure is displayed, locate the card, RIGHT+CLICK on the ICON for the card and a pop-up menu should appear.  On that menu LEFT+CLICK on the Eject feature.  If you are successful the icon for the card will disapper, you can then take the card out of the computer.

 

If that doesn't work, close File Manager and go to the tray on the bottom right of the desktop. Click on the ^ symbol to bring up a menu.  On that you will see a symbol as shown below - which is the Eject command icon, Click on that and the drive description for the card will be shown. Click on that and the item should disapper off the list.  You can then remove the card.

Ejecting .jpg

I think there is a similar system for Macs.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris

I don't insert the card into the computer

I have an adapter that it inserts into and that adapter plugs into a usb port

I then can read the data on the card

So what I do is after a day of recording vids on my card, using my canon eos m10, I'll go home, transfer all of the files to my pc

then I'll format the SD card

 

Is that okay

Formar the card in your camera after you have removed it from you computer. My notes apply even if you are using an adapter

 

Camera formats are more reliable than using a computer.  Generally you should format any card in the device that record to it.


cheers, TREVOR

The mark of good photographer is less what they hold in their hand, it's more what they hold in their head;
"All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow", Leo Tolstoy;
"Skill in photography is acquired by practice and not by purchase" Percy W. Harris

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Yes. Copy the photos and videos out of the camera. Reformat the card from time to time using the camera.
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